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Dutch Harbor mourns captain Phil Harris
Missiles, howling wind welcome sailors to Cape Town
Teens' on-the-air effort wins award
Students' projects headed to state contest
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Posted on March 11th, 2010
If Unalaska's Biggest Winner was a high school graduating class, Linda Lekanof would surely have been voted least likely to succeed.
Teens' on-the-air effort wins award
Posted on March 11th, 2010
Take a remote island, teens whose first language is anything but English, and a penchant for adventure and what do you get? The award-winning "Outdoors Unalaska" radio show.
Missiles, howling wind welcome sailors to Cape Town
Posted on March 11th, 2010
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Students' projects headed to state contest
Posted on March 11th, 2010
Three projects by Unalaska's elementary and middle school students will make the leap to the Alaska Science & Engineering Fair to be held March 26-28 at Begich Middle School in Anchorage.
Alaska's air carriers shape future at conference
Posted on March 11th, 2010
A gathering of aviation industry officials spent five days meeting on aviation safety, business practices, airports and technology improvements that will shape the future of Alaska's air transportation in the year to come.
Mummy ground squirrel tells of a different Alaska
Posted on March 11th, 2010
One fall day in Interior Alaska, a lion stalked a ground squirrel that stood exposed on a hillside like a foot-long sandwich. The squirrel saw bending blades of grass, squeaked an alarm call, and then dived into its hole. It curled up in a grassy nest. A few months later, for reasons unknown, its heart stopped during hibernation.
High halibut prices expected to start season
Posted on March 11th, 2010
Blustery winds and high seas were set to put a damper on Alaska's March 6 halibut opener, and prices were expected to be artificially high for skimpy landings of the season's first fresh fish.
Meetings begin for proposed Izembek road
Posted on March 11th, 2010
A federal agency will begin an environmental review of a proposed road through an Alaska wildlife refuge that provides sanctuary to thousands of migratory birds.
As Grumman Goose vanishes, Akutan travel needs rise
Posted on March 11th, 2010
Alaska's small communities cannot escape the "nowhere" moniker.
Chignik Lake death is under investigation
Posted on March 10th, 2010
Alaska State Troopers have ordered an autopsy on 32-year-old woman found dead Monday in village of Chignik Lake
Alaska Natives disproportionately affected in gonorrhea spike
Posted on March 9th, 2010
A large increase in reported gonorrhea cases in Alaska in 2009 has prompted state health officials to issue a Bulletin that describes the epidemic and provides disease control recommendations for health-care providers and other health partners, according to a written statement from the Department of Health and Social Services.
Ninth-graders gain urban experience
Posted on March 4th, 2010
Unalaska ninth-graders got a chance to experience the "urban" part of the Rose Urban Rural Exchange program during a recent trip to Anchorage.
Ice cream social sweetens the deal
Posted on March 4th, 2010
Unalaskans slurped up about 60 gallons of ice cream smothered in hot fudge, caramel, marshmallow and strawberry sauces at the Preschool Ice Cream Social on Feb. 14
Unalaska students shine at World Language contest
Posted on March 4th, 2010
Eighteen Unalaska students brought home nine medals from the 2010 State World Language Declamation Contest, held Feb. 20 at East High School in Anchorage.
Penguin watching puts sailor in hog heaven
Posted on March 4th, 2010
Daneen and Andy Looby are sailing home to Unalaska, all the way from Australia. The Fisherman is printing updates of the couple's journey as they are received.
Anchorage contractor will build Akutan harbor
Posted on March 4th, 2010
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, has awarded a $31.9 million contract to Knik Construction Co. Inc., of Anchorage to construct a boat harbor at Akutan on the Aleutian chain, according to a Feb. 26 press release from the Corps.
Student competition turns on 'meniscus'
Posted on March 4th, 2010
It came down to a crescent shaped body. A fibrocartilaginous structure, to be exact, found in the human knee, but that's beside the point.
Catch share programs not mandated but offer incentives
Posted on March 4th, 2010
Many of the big decisions that affect our fishing industry are made by people who are far away and have never set foot in Alaska. The following are a few that fishing-dependent families and communities should have on their radars.
Researcher writes book for kids about 'Apun'
Posted on March 4th, 2010
Born in Florida and raised in New Mexico, Matthew Sturm somehow became an expert on snow. During the past 30 years, he has traveled thousands of miles on the substance, counted how many grains it takes to cover a football field to a depth of 2 feet (1 trillion), and has spent so much time lying on his side and squinting through a hand lens that he swears he has seen molecules of water moving through the snowpack
Native groups make case for state support
Posted on March 4th, 2010
Supporting their pending requests for more than $1 million in state assistance, representatives of two of the largest Native social service organizations in the Anchorage area discussed their efforts in health improvement and the sensitive areas of child abuse, neglect and sexual assault at the second Bush Caucus presentation of the legislative session.
